Samantha Akinyi
Samantha Akinyi Okeya[2] born 6 January 1995[3] is a Kenyan footballer. She played for the Vihiga Queens, currently playing for Makolanders LFC and the Harambee Starlets, the Kenya Women's National Football Team.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Samantha Akinyi Okeya | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 6 January 1995||
Place of birth | Kenya | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Playing position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Makolander Ladies FC | ||
Youth career | |||
2003-2012 | Babadogo United | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2012-2014 | Matuu fc (National Youth Talent Academy) | 47 | |
2016-2018 | Spedag | 32 | |
2018-2019 | Vihiga Queens | 20 | |
2020- | Makolander Ladies FC | 12 | |
National team | |||
2012– | Kenya | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Club career
Samantha Akinyi joined the Mathare Youths Sports Association (MYSA) in 2002.
In October 2012, she transferred to National Youth Talent Academy, which later joined the Kenya Women's League as Matuu Girls and emerge the title holders that season, in the long run Kenya Methodist University majorly known as KEMU QUEENS the 2015 League winners,later on she spend some time with Spedag Fc that was so far dominating the league then. Later she joined the reigning champions Vihiga Queens in the Kenya Women Premier League.[4]
International career
She was the starting goalkeeper for Kenya in a 2016 Africa Women Cup of Nations qualification match against Equatorial Guinea.[5] She represented Kenya at the 2016 Africa Women Cup of Nations,[3] and was the goalkeeper in the match against Ghana.[6][7]
References
- "Competitions - 10th Edition Women's AFCON-cameroon 2016 - Team Details - Player Details". CAF.
- "Global Sports Archive". Global Sports Archive.
- "SQUAD LISTS ANNOUNCED". KBC Channel 1. 28 February 2018.
- "The Star". The Star News. 13 August 2019.
- "FKF KENYA". Football Kenya Federation.
- By CELLESTINE OLILO More by this Author. "Ghana 3-1 Kenya, AWCON RESULT: Suleman Samira, Elizabeth Addo, Boakye Portia strike to give Black Queens three points - Daily Nation". Nation.co.ke. Retrieved 2020-01-19.
- "Harambee Starlets fall 3–1 to Ghana at Awcon debut".